ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

A medical plaza housing a rare off-campus ASC in Surprise, Ariz., was sold for nearly $6.3 million, according to Mindy Korth, executive vice president of investment properties at Colliers International.

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System will break ground on its Orthopedic and Robotic Surgery Center Oct. 23, the Circleville Herald reports.

Howard Jacobson, MD, the owner of a Washington D.C.-based private, non-surgical ophthalmic practice, partnered with Eyecare Services Partners Management on Oct. 10.

The Medford City Council voted unanimously to build an ASC at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Melrose, Mass.

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health opened its upgraded imaging center inside Ware, Mass.-based Mary Lane Outpatient Center Oct. 16.

OptumCare, which has become the largest portion of OptumHealth, continues to grow.

Here are three joint-venture ASCs opened or announced in September:

University of Tennessee Medical Center and OrthoTennessee are partnering to open an orthopedic surgery center near the university's main campus, local NBC affiliate 10News reports.

Hackensack Meridian Health will acquire Englewood Health, one of a waning number of independent hospitals in New Jersey, NorthJersey.com reports.

Here are 15 private equity deals that have closed in the gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopedics and spine industries: